Dr. Conrad Murray — we Didn’t Kill Michael Jackson, Stress Did
Dr. Conrad Murray just filed legal docs in which he claims his manslaughter conviction should be overturned, on grounds that the judge should have allowed him to prove … Michael Jackson was so stressed out over his financial woes … he recklessly rolled the dice by self-administering a fatal dose of Propofol.
Murray is responding to the D.A.’s claims that he should stay in jail pending appeal because the grounds for challenging the conviction are bogus.
Murray makes a number of arguments, but the most interesting is the section titled, “Financial Condition of Michael Jackson.” Murray’s lawyers put it this way: “Mr. Jackson was in debt approximately $440 million and desperately needed to fulfill a contractual commitment at the O2 arena in London.”
The lawyers go on: “He was on the verge of losing his entire estate to foreclosure. The pressure to fight through his insomnia, to rehearse and be the entertainer he was in his earlier years was overwhelming.”
And then the lawyers bring it home: “His motivation and resulting desperation were relevant to show a likelihood or reason to act in a manner inconsistent with good judgment.”
The lawyers believe it was an error for the judge to exclude evidence of MJ’s financial desperation.
Khloe Kardashian Heartbroken Over Lamar’s Jealousy of Kourtney’s Pregnancy; Did She Ask Kourtney To Be Her Surrogate? Plus Reggie Denies Kim!
Khloe Kardashian‘s struggles with infertility are no secret. Khloe and husband Lamar Odom have been trying to expand their family and after learning that her sister Kourtney Kardashian was pregnant with her second child, the stress apparently became too much for the otherwise happy couple!
In the promo clips E! has been airing for the new Khloe and Lamar season, Lamar can be seen stating he is jealous Kourtney is pregnant again, while he and Khloe have still yet to conceive.
Appearing on the Today Show, Khloe spoke candidly about dealing with her infertility struggles and how it has affected her marriage. “It’s always in the plan for Lamar and I to start a family,” Khloe explained. “It broke my heart [to hear he was jealous that Kourtney was pregnant with her second baby]. I didn’t think he felt that way.”
Despite trying for more than a year, the couple is still hopeful and Lamar is supportive of his wife no matter what. “We really are like, when it happens, it happens,” Khloe confirms.
And Khloe denies reports that she has been going through rounds of IVF! “There are so many rumors out there about fertility treatments,” Khloe confronts. “Yesterday I was sent all these flowers to my condo in Dallas, and I looked at the cards, and they were from three fertility treatments saying, ‘We hope you try us out.’ But I’m doing it the old-fashioned way.” That’s an unorthodox Valentine!
The couples’ difficulties working through these issues will be a central theme on the upcoming season of Khloe Lamar. “[The cameras] added extra pressure. We were in the middle of filming, so I couldn’t say, ‘We’re done!’ just because we’re moving. And [the producers] loved it. Drama! Stress! Great!,” Khloe shares.
While Khloe has been honest about the stress trying to conceive has put on her marriage, saying they are not using fertility treatments, multiple reports have claimed otherwise. Allegedly, after months of failed IVF attempts, Khloe and Lamar are reportedly turning to other alternatives. “Everyone has been really supportive, but Lamar no longer knows how to deal with the constant disappointments,” an insider says.
Khloe wants a child so badly she’s willing to try anything to get one. “She’s desperate for child,” the insider describes. “How it happens doesn’t matter, as long as it just happens.”
According to In Touch Weekly‘s (print edition), Khloe has asked her sister Kourtney to be her surrogate! “She immediately said yes,” a family insider reveals, adding that the struggles dealing with Kim’s divorce the family has grown closer than ever. “Kourtney will do anything to help because she knows just how much Khloe is suffering over her infertility,” the friend explains.
Kim Kardashian was also quoted in Allure magazine as saying Khloe asked her about being a surrogate! While Kourtney may be totally on board, long-time boyfriend Scott Disick is not! “In typical Scott fashion, it doesn’t benefit him so he’s against it,” the source discloses. Regardless of what Scott thinks, Kourtney is planning to go through with it in 2013, after she has recovered from her most recent pregnancy.
And finally, Reggie Bush is now speaking out about the rumors that he is back together with his famewhore ex, Kim Kardashian!
If you recall, a number of reports stated the two were spotted together having lunch over the weekend, albeit in a group setting. Well, TMZ caught up with Reggie yesterday and when asked about the rumors he is back together with Kim, Reggie made it clear they were false.
Even more interesting, it appears the so called run-in with TMZ cameras might have been planned by Reggie to get it out there that he is definitely not back together with Kimmie Kakes! Poor poor Kim, she might have just divorced the last man on earth who was willing to claim her!
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THOUGHTS ON KHLOE’S FERTILITY STRUGGLES? WAS IT A GOOD IDEA FOR HER TO ASK KOURTNEY TO BE HER SURROGATE?
Reduce Stress While Empowering Kids Battling Cancer? Yep, There’s An App For That
Reduce Stress While Empowering Kids Battling Cancer? Yep, There’s An App For That
Today the non-profit group Kids Kicking Cancer launched a public service campaign with the goal of empowering kids with cancer to share their stress- and pain-reducing techniques with the public. The campaign is centered around the the group’s new “Breath Brake” — a one-of-its-kind iPhone and BlackBerry app containing videos of the kids teaching techniques aimed at helping people to reduce …
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How to Draw Michael Jackson Step by Step Pencil Drawing Tutorial
LINK- merrillk.com Hey, I got a question. Do you “Remember the Time” that you asked me to do a tutorial on how to draw Michael Jackson? Well, this “Smooth Criminal” listened to your requests because i’m not one of those youtubers who says “Leave Me Alone.” I like “The Way You Make Me Feel” when you leave comments and give me feedback….so thank you! This video is going to break the process of drawing Michael Jackson down in to simple steps…. just like “ABC”…. which is as easy as 1,2,3. After the easy steps, you are going to learn how to build tones so that you can shade your drawing. But dont stress, because it don’t matter to me if your drawing is too “Black or White”. If you mess up, just keep it “In the Closet” and hit the link in the video description so that I can really help you. The link will take you to a Michael Jackson drawing cheat sheet with step by step pictures. Its my way of saying “Ill be There”, because I dont want your drawing to be “Bad”. Art “Heals the World”…. and I “Wanna be Starting Somethin” on my youtube channel. So please click on the little old “Man in the Mirror” to subscribe! I “Want You Back”, and not too many people can spell kazanjianm. So Come on…. youll get a free art education, and I “Dont Stop Til You Get Enough”. You cant “Beat It”. Note: This drawing is of Michael from early to mid career when he was in his mid to late twenties. I used several reference images from the Thriller Era to make this drawing (although none are …
6 Ideas to Quell the Stress of Caregiving
There is a lot of beneficial self-help information out there for caregivers. Perhaps more every day as our elder population increases and more of us find ourselves in the complex role of caregiving. Many articles will tell you to learn from the experience
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